Recording system



May 1, 1951 Filed Sept. 4, 1947- A. J. BUSCH ETAL 2,550,909

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INVENTORSVE'V 00M A TTORNEV y 1, 1951 A. J.-Busc|-| ETAL 2,550,909

RECORDING SYSTEM Filed Sept. 4, 1947 7 Sheets-Sheet 2 OF OTHER REGISTERS FIG. 2

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..,,Another.f eature..qf theinvention is the recording of ,each, group ,oics smb d items on man vidual ,Icard.

"continuous paper tape.

Patented May 1, 1951 JUNITED STATES PATENTpjLOfFF'ICE (01. let-115) 10 Claims.

1, ,This invention, pertains to recording systems and. particularly to systems for assembling re- It .is especially adapted to. the assembling of items of vdata recorded in successive lines by ,punchin-g,.imp1'essins, orembossing .a,,.tape,..strip, or. ,sheet but is also applicable'to the assembling of. dataofany mechanical, electrical, or photometric devices.

A feature .01 the. invention, is the recording or v1'oI7-,...use in;we 1l l;nown types of accounting Anotherfeatnre of the invention is the employme t 01.3..Sihslereoorder for recordi 11 I ,.,.b1ed items.

. .Stfll anfither featureozt the invention ishasmeanvs whereby unrelate d items are .retained until rewhen a telephonescall.is,,.originated, an. entry of four line's .o f indentations is rnade in hic h information. relating to the origin and destination of said call is recorded. When the call is n we ed corner .of i cl ne. ma indica in the time of answer, and. a similan entry of. one

. ne ind ating the-t epi ttltmina on, s ,made

. kindfromareeordthattcanber en y when the conn tion is terminated; ilB etw cn the r t mn f t e. qc nsientr cd...b tween the Io assembled ,dataonrec rd ca dslwh c a e. ap

t mee t i srela ns t r t s. c lls th re re. nt sed on th pe 1 ,Pim he n ft e tew q 20 y .lated items are foundand each. assembled. group of related items recorded at onetime. the in tia 1 W of it These and, other features ,of the invention will heapparentwfrom the accompanying description,

the appended claims, and the drawings,.inwhich: Fig. 1 shows diagrammatically .a reader or sensing device and the record having the data to be assembled;

j Fig. 2.shows the. selecting circuit; liig. 3 shows the ,number register circuit and the sequence circuit;

' 7 Fig. 4 shows the control circuit of, one register The invention is illustrated by its application I I to the assembling: o...items of informationrelating to telephone calls recorded by successive lines of impressions ina pacer tape; The copending application of W. W. Carpenter et aL SeriaI No.

.. 759,402, filed July '7 19917,, discloses. a telephone system in'whichiterns of information relating to telephone calls are recorded in. random se- 1: quence by a recorder of the tyne disclosed in the amen in nlica o -.,W.- Carmfienfi N 5 ec ledh r ..1& s. Wee of ,"re'corde t comprises a ro w otpunches vhicli prord a i .1. n Nil-- 'f fiie in Fig. 1. Each of the single-line ntries of the ,se.c in nt nd th lh s wel ra,ent ies is ng. to, q he cal may .be, recor ed n. has

s bsc ib rs 9 ,.ca s. was"... he three ie qt. each lli is indentation which, by its character .9 he i if r. a remainder of the line ...-,i$ii3= fi y anindentation produced by the first punch, as

illustrated lines Nos. '2, 3 and 4 iof the record v rii i :L.Th e I" iIi ..Q in tia entry is identified by an indentation produced by the answer or termination o r calls is" Qdentifled by an indentation produced by th 11 punch. This is illustrated by 'ime noslfl,G; e na ajor the record shown in Fig. l.

- I The other pimc'hes-of the recorder are operated in comloination's of out; of fiveadjacent punches to produce groups of'i ndentatio s repre- 'senting digitsin accordance the iollowing -code:

o i i oera e 111 w .Dlglt Group of Five Punches 1. 2'." 3. 4. 5. 6 7; 8; 9. (L and 2nd ducesuccessive .lines of indentations across a n the a qizaere the" we? i o... pi il ts. in .2? recharge i of in the lotion, cated Joy each group of inden ations For a the drawing.

v The digits so recorded represent the pertinent information relating to the calls. In each entry, the last two digits recorded are the numbers of the trunk over which the call is made. For example, in the record shown in Fig. 1, lines Nos. l, 1 and 9 are single-line entries relating to calls made over trunk No. 54 and line No. 5 is the last line of a four-line entry relating to a call made over the same trunk. All of these entries do not necessarily relate to the same call. Line No. 6 is an entry relating to a call made over trunk No. I2 and line No. 8 is an entry relating to a call made over trunk No. 63.

Since a trunk may be used only by one subscriber at one time the three entries relating to a single call may be recognized as three successive. but not necessarily consecutive, entries containing the same trunk number. For example, the entries of lines No. 5, No. I and No. 3 of the record shown in Fig. 1 relate to one call while the entry of line No. I, although it contains the same trunk number, does not relate to said call.

In the present embodiment of the invention, the record from which the items are to be assembled is passed through a reader, shown diagrammatically in Fig. 1, of the type disclosed in the above-mentioned Carpenter application, Serial No. 588,401. In this type of reader, the record tape T is carried by a drum D. A series of sensing fingers, one for each position where an indentation may appear in a line of tape T, are alternately raised and lowered by a mechanism operated by motor M. A sensing finger encountering a depression in tape T, closes its associated contacts but sensing fingers which do not encounter depressions in tape T do not close their associated contacts. Each time the sensing fingers are raised, the drum D is normally partly turned by a mechanism operated by motor 1M, carrying forward the tape T, so that the sensing fingers successively fall on successive lines of the record on tape T. If, however, the arresting magnet MA is energized, the motion of drum D is arrested and the sensing fingers continue to fall on the same line of the record until magnet MA is de- I energized. Reference may be had to the abovementioned application for a more complete description of the construction and operation of a reader of this type.

The card punch employed in the present embodiment of the invention and diagrammatically shown in Fig. 7 is a well-known type Of machine adapted to produce, at each cycle of operations, an individual card punched with holes in successive lines. A commercially available machine of this type has a capacity of eighty holes in each of twelve lines. The holes punched by this machine are determined by the operation of selector magnets which may be electrically controlled to produce any desired combination of holes in each line. Reference may be had to the patent to T. L. Dowey et al., No. 2,263,291, dated November 18, 1941, for a more complete description of the gonstruction and operation of a machine of this To adapt the card punch to the present invention, the cams C and CI in Fig. '7, mounted on the shaft of the machine, are provided. Lobes on cam C are arranged to close contacts C2 when the machine is in condition to punch each of the first three lines of a card. Cam CI is arranged to open contacts C3 for a short time after the machine has ejected a completed card and to allow said contacts to remain closed at. o her times.

In the present embodiment of the invention,- one register comprising. a register circuit and associated control circuit and punch control circuit is provided for each trunk number which may' appear in the entries on the record tape T. Figs 4, 5 and 6 show, respectively, the control circuit, the register circuit, and the punch control cir-- cuit provided for trunk number 54. Other registers, two of which are indicated in Fig. 4, provided for other trunk numbers, are similar to the register shown. In the operation of the system, when the first entry of a call is encountered by the sensing fingers of the reader R, one of the registers is selected in accordance with the trunk number contained in said entry and the contents of said entry are registered in said register. When the second entry relating to said call is encountered by the sensing fingers of reader R, the same register is again selected and the contents of said second entry also registered in said register. When the third entry relating to the same call is encountered, the same register is again selected and the information registered therein, together with the contents of the third entry, are then recorded on a card by the card punch CP, thereby assembling the three entries relating to said call.

For a clear understanding of the invention, we will now describe the assembling'and recording of the entries shown on tape T in Fig. 1.

The tape T is run through the reader R in the direction shown by the arrow in Fig. 1, which is the opposite direction from that used in recording the entries on said tape. The first entry of acall encountered by the sensing fingers of reader R is, therefore, the last entry relating to said call recorded on tape T and the first line of the initialentry relating to said call encountered by the sensing fingers of reader R is the last line of said entry recorded and contains the trunk number, Assuming that the sensing fingers of reader R fall on line No. 9 of tape T, the No. 2 sensing finger falls into a depression closing its contacts, and circuits are thereby completed from battery through the windin of relay B, conductor 50, and No. 2 contacts of the reader R to ground, over which relay B operates. Sensing fingers Nos. U, 22, 25 and 2B of reader R also encounter depressions in the tape T and close their contacts. Relays T3, T4, U2 and U5 are thereby operated. The circuit of relay T3 extends from battery through the winding of said relay, conductor 5I, and contacts'of No. 2| sensing finger to ground. The circuits of relays T4, U2 and U5 may be readily traced over similar paths. By the operation of relays T3 and T4, a circuit is completed from battery through the winding of relay TG5', conductor 53, No. 2 contacts of relay T4, and No. l contacts of relay T3 to ground, over which relay TG5 operates, completing a circuit from batterythrough the winding of relay AX, conductor 54, No. 6 contacts of relay TG5, conductor 55, No. 3 contacts of relay U5, No. I contacts of relay U2, conductor 56, and No. I contacts of relay B to ground, operating relay AX. Register No. 54, which is the register associated with trunk number 54 is thereby selected in accordance with said trunk number appearing in the entry of line No. 9 of the record on tape T.

Relay AA of said register thereupon operates over a circuit extending from battery through the winding and No. I normal contacts of said relay, No. 3 back contacts of relay BA, and No. 2 front contacts of relay AX to ground, and locks up through No, I contacts Oi relay AX to ground.

battery through the winding of said relay, conductor 58, No. 3 contacts of relay AA, and No.

-2 contacts of relay BA to ground, connecting the register relays ARI AR25 to the sensingflnger contacts of the reader R. The Nos. 4, I, I0, II, I4, I1, 21, 22, 25 and 2B sensing fingers of the reader encountering depressions in line No. 9 of the record tape '1, the contacts of said fingers are'closed, operating relays ARI, ARA, ART, ARB, ARII, ARM, ARI8, ARIQ, ARM, and AR25 (relays ARI, ARA, and A1125 only, being shown). For example, relay ARI operates over a'circuit extending from battery through the winding and No. 2 normal contacts of said relay, No. I contacts of relay AN, conductor 59, and No; 4 contacts of reader R to ground. The other relays named above operate over similar circuits.

Relay AL operates over a circuit extending from "battery through the winding and No. 2 normal contacts of'said' relay, No. 26 contacts of relay 'AM, conductor 59, and No. 2 contacts of reader R to ground, and locks up through its No. 2 front contacts and contacts of relay AN to ground. The operated register relays are then locked up through their No. 2 front contacts and No. l contacts of relay AL to ground and relay AA receives an additional locking circuit to the same ground through its No. I front contacts and conductor 51. The combination or" register relays thus operated corresponds to the depressions in line No. 9 of tape T representing the digits 17154, thereby registering said digits.

When theme'chanismof the reader'R controlled by motor M lifts the sensing fingers of said reader, the contacts closed by Saidfingel's are opened and relays B, T3, T4, U2 and U5 thereby released, releasing relay TG5 and, in turn, relay AX. Relay BA then operates over a circuit extending from battery through the winding and No. I normal contacts of said relay, No. 2 contacts of relay AA, back contacts of relay AX to groundand locks up over conductor 51.. Relay BA opens the circuit of and releases relay AM.

The tape T is nowdrawn forward by the mechanism operated by motor M and the sensing fingers fall on line No. 8 of the record. Sensing finger No. 2, encountering a depression in tape T, closes its contacts and relay B reoperates over the circuit previously traced. Sensing fingersNos. I9, 21, Hand-28 also encountering depressions in tape T, relaye TI, T3, U4 and U5 ....operate in the manner previously described for relays T3,. T4. U2 and U5 in connection with line No..9..or therecord. Relay TGB peratesover a circuit extending frombatterythrough the winding of said relay,

conductor 60,1810. lcontacts of relay T3, and contacts of-relay TI to ground. Conductor BI to register No. 63 isthereby grounded through No.1 contacts of relay TGS, No. I contacts of relays-U4. and U5, conductor 56, and No. I contacts of. relay B to ground, causing the operation of the-relay. in register No. 63 corresponding to relay AX in register No. 54. Register No. 63 is thereby selected in accordance with the trunk number 63 which appearsas the last two digits of line No. 8 of the record T. The operation of when the sensing fingers of' reader .12, are again lifted, the circuitsof relays B, TI", T3, 04', U5, and T66 are opened and said relays. released.

The tape T is now drawn forward by the mechanism operated by motor M and the sensing fingers of the reader fall on line No. I of the record. Sensing finger No. 2 encountering a deprcssionin tape T closes its contacts and relay B again operates over the circuit previously traced. Sensing fingers No. 2|, 22, and 28 also encountering depressions in tape T also close their contacts, operating relays T3, T4, U2, U5 and T65 as previously described. Relay AX then reoperates over the circuit previously of relay AX ground, and locks up through its No.

register No. 68 issimilar tothat described above 1 for'registe'r No. :54.- and the .digits 15763 recorded in line NOLI'B'IOf' the-zrecord T are regis- 'rriteradinregister. No. "63 by the relays in said register cerrespondingto relays-ARI .CJAR25/ 7 traced, thereby again selecting register No. 54.

Relay AB now operates over a circuit extending from battery through the winding and No. I normal contacts of said relay, N0. 3 back con-- tacts of relay BB, No. 3 front contacts of relay BA, and No. 2 front contacts of relay AX to round. Relay EM operates over a circuit extending from battery through the winding of said relay conductor 64, No. 3 contacts of relay AB, and No. 2 contacts of relay BB to ground, connecting the register relays BRI BRZS to the contacts of the reader R. Sensing fingers No. l, H), I3, I l, IB, 2|, 22, 25 and 28 of the reader, encountering depressions in tape. T, close their contacts, thereby operating relays BRI, BT31, B13223. BRII, BRIB, BRIB, BRIE. EH22, and EH25 (relays BRI, BRA, BRI5 and EH25 only, being shown). For example, relay BRI5 operates over a circuit extending from battery'through the winding and No. 2 normal contactsof said relay, No; I5 contacts of relay BM, conductor 65, and No. I8 contacts of reader R to ground. .The other register relays named above operate over similar circuits. Relay BL operates .over a circuit extending from battery through the winding and No. 2 normal contacts of said relay, No. 26 contacts-of relay BM, conductor 5G, and No. {contacts of reader R, to ground, and locks upthrough its No. 2 front contacts and contacts of relay BN to ground. The operated register relays are now locked up through their No. 2 front contacts and No. I contacts of relay BL to ground, and relay AB is locked up to the same ground through its No. I front contacts and conductor 63. The register relays thus operated correspond to the demos sions in line No. I of the record. representing the digits14954,Y.thereby. registering said digits.

The mechanism of the recorder operated by motor M then hits the sensing fingers,.op.ening .their contacts andthereby releasing relays B,

winding and No. I normal. contacts of said re lay, No. 2 contacts of relay AB, back contacts I front contacts, conductor 63, and No. I contacts of relay-BL to ground.

The tape T is then drawn forward by the mechanism operated by motor M and the sensing fingers fall on line No. 8 of the record. Sensing finger No." 2 encounteringasdepression in' tape T closes its contacts,:again-operating relay B, as previously. described. Sensmgfingers Nos. 20, 2|, :25 .and- 21'; also: encounteringdepressions in 'Jtape alsouclose theirrcontacts, operating-.relays T2, T3, 112. and .IIII- ovencircuits .similar -.to.i.those already traced'in commotion with previous: lines ofthenrecord: ReI'ay'iTG'l then-operates "over a circuit extending from battery through the winding of said relay, conductor 68, No. 3 contacts of relay T3, and No. I contacts of relay T2 to ground. Conductor 61 to register No. I2 is thereby grounded through No. I contacts of relay TGI, conductor 68, No. 3 contacts ofrelay U4, No. contacts of relay U2, conductor 56, and No. I contacts of relay B to ground, causing the operation of the relay in register No. I2 corresponding to relay AX, thereby selecting said register, which is the register assigned for the trunk number I2 recorded in line No. 6 of the record. Said register operates in a manner similar to that already described for register No. 54 to register the digits 14672 recorded in line No. 6 of the record.

When the tape T is again moved by the mechanism operated by motor M and the sensing fingers fall on line No. 5 of the record, sensing finger No. 3 encountering a depression in said tape,

closes its contacts. Relay C then operates over a circuit extending from battery through the winding of said relay, conductor 69, and No. 3 contacts of reader R to ground Sensing fingers No. 2|, 22, 25, and 28 encountering depressions in tape T, close their contacts and relays T3, T4, U2, and U5 operate, as previously described. The operation of relays T3, T4, U2 and U5 causes the reselection of register No. 54 and the operation of relay AX in the manner previously described.

Relay AC then operates over a circuit extending from battery through the winding and No. l normal .contacts of said relay, No. 3 front contacts of relay BB, No. 3 front contacts of relay BA, and No. 2 front contacts of relay AX, to ground and locks up through its No. l contacts, conductor-I I, No. tcontacts of relay B and No. I

contactsof relay A6 to ground, completing a cir- PST complete the circuit of the motor Ml of the a card punch CP, starting a cycle of operations of said card punch. When said card punch is in condition to punch the first line of a card, contacts C2 are closed and a circuit is completed from battery through the winding of relay AD, conductor 14, No. 2 contacts of relay AC, conductor 15, No. 26 contacts of relay PMC, No. 2 contacts of relay PST, and contacts C2 to ground, over which relay AD operates. Relay AE operates over a circuit extending from battery through the winding and No. I normal contacts of said relay, No. 2 back contacts of relay BC, and front contacts of relay AD to ground, and locks up through its No. I front contacts, conductor II. No. 2 contacts of relay B, and No. I contacts of relay A6 to ground, completing a clrcuit from battery through the winding of relay AV, conductor I6, No. 2 contacts of relay AE, and No. 8 contacts of relay BC to ground, over which relay AV operates. A combination of conductors to the card punch CP is now grounded which corresponds to the digits "17154 recorded in line No. 9 of the record T and registered by relays ARI -AR25, as described above. For example, conductor Nils grounded through No.

Ill

8 I back contacts of relay PMC, conductor 11, No. I contacts of relay ARI, and No. I contacts of relay AV to ground and conductor 88 is grounded through No. 4 back contacts of relay PMC, conductor 84, No. I contacts of relay AR4, and No. 4 contacts of relay AV to ground. This combina tion of conductors corresponds to the depressions in tape T for the second digit of line No. 9 which is "1." The entire combination of conductors so grounded operates a corresponding combination of selector magnets of the card punch CP, causing the punching of holes in the first line of the card in said punch which have the same relative arrangement as the depressions in line No. 9 of the tape T, thus recording on said card the digits "17154.

When the card punch CP has punched the first line, cam C opens contacts C2, opening the circuit of and releasing relay AD. Relay BC then operates over a circuitcxtending from battery through the winding and No. I normal contacts of said relay, No. 3 contacts of relay AE, and back contacts of relay AD to ground, and locks up through its No. I front contacts. conductor II, No. 2 contacts of relay B, and No. I contacts of relay A5 to ground. By the operation of relay BC, the circuit of relay AV is opened at No. 3 back contacts of relay BC, releasing relay AV, which opens the circuits of the conductors to the card punch CP. Relay AN operates over a circuit extending from battery through the Winding of said relay, conductor BI, and No. 3 front contacts oi relay BC to ground, opening the locking circuit of relay AL which releases and opens the locking circuits of relays AA, BA and those of relays ARI AR25 locked up, releasing said relays.

.Vhen the card punch CP is ready to punch a new line, cam C closes contacts CZ. Relay AD now reoperates over the circuit preyiously traced for the operation of said relay, and relay AF then operates over a circuit extending from battery through the winding and No. I normal contacts of said relay, No. 2 back contacts of relay BD, No. 2 front contacts of relay BC, and front contacts of relay AD to ground and locks up through its No I front contacts, conductor Ti, No 2 contacts of relay B. and No. I contacts of relay A5 to ground, completing a circuit from battery through the winding of relay BV. conductor 18, No. 2 contacts of relay AF, and No. 3 back contacts of relay BD to ground, over which relay BV operates. A combination of conductors to card punch CP is now grounded which corresponds to the digits 14954 of line No. I of the record, registered by relays BRI .BR25, as previously described. For example, conductor is grounded through No. I back contacts of relay PMC, conductor II, No. I contacts of relay BRI, and No. I contacts of relay BV to ground, and conductor 83 is grounded through No. 4 back contacts of relay PMC, conductor 84, No. I contacts of relay BR4, and No. 4 contacts of relay BV to ground. These conductors correspond to the depressions in tape T for the second digit of line No. I which is 1. The other conductors similarly grounded correspond to the depressions in the remainder of line No. I of tape T. The conductors thus grounded cause the operation of corresponding selector magnets in card punch CP, which thereupon punches a line of holes cor responding to the digits 14954."

When cam 0 opens contacts C2, the circuit of relay AD is thereby opened and said relay released. Relay BD then operates over a. circuit extending from battery through the winding and 'ductors toward punch CP -is thereby-grounded" No. ltlvnormal ccntacts of said relayg No. 3 con-' ground-5"Sensing-'fingersNost 4 51, 1 I3,-- lg=ll; tactsiofwiirelay AF. and back -contacts' of relay-AD" 26, 23324 and 28-encounteringdepressions intape to groundand locksu 5-throug-h-its No: l frond T, the contacts associated-with said fingers are contactswconductor HeNoa 2 contacts-of relay B, closed and a -combinatio'n of conductors to-ca'rd and No; iicontacts oiire1ay-A6-to ground; *The ptinch CP corresponding to I the digits 14249"; No. :Lb km nt t i es ela BD'openthe circuit recorded line Nddoi therecord isgrounded; of and release. relay BV, which removes ground causing 'said @e'id PH iC O -Dunch a corresp from the conductors to the card punchC-Pi" Reing line of holes in the card. lay BNa onerates over -a J circuitvextending from When the-sensingfingers are liftedl the associ batteryti through vthe winding of said re1ay,-conatedcontacts-are 0pened =8m m ductorr82gwand No. 3niront contacts of-reiay BB the conductors-to the card punch-CF. The cirto groundsopening the locking circuit of" relay wit fy A o p n n said relay re- BL which releasesto.openthe?.lockihgibircujt leaseda-:iRelay- A tthenbperates over acircuit relaystzAB, BB, and th 'ofrcre}a,ys -BR1 extending from battery through the Winding and BRZE lockeduup, releasing said relayswhen the No. I normaI .contacts of said relay, "No; 2 conmechanism'nof, theircard punchflcP- ha'' dvanc d tacts cf -relay Al; and back-contacts=ofre1ay-A* to thex..positionfifor punching" the third -line, "ca-m o srb n a l c p ush'it No. I front 0 closesislcontacts C2 and relay-AD reoperates contacts,conductor-86 ,and No. 28 contacts-of over the ,1 circuitpreviously-traced for said relay yfi o Relayt Aqhoperates.over aflcircuitextending from pe T is again advanced y o d e battery zzthrough the;v windin t m- 1= sensingfingers ctreader Rifallon lineNo. 3ofthe contacts oiiaisaidrelay; N0: 2"fr0nt contacts- 0f rerecordi-l' sensing'fingel" lhncolmtelring a delay BD, No. 2 front contacts of relay B0, a i I pressionmin tape '1'. closes its contacts, 'reoperat front; contacts of rrelayoXDatovv ground, and locks relay-"Av RelaybAt-ODBI'atBSLOver 9w 0 it-- up throughits No..l"'front:contacts; conductor H; 2 5 ext g f o y vthrough t n -an No. 2. contactsrofzrelayzB', and No, [contacts-of l 0 0 fi ac rglayyA figto groundig. Relay :PMC operates over a contactsof relay A5,--No'.' 2 front contacts of-re1aycircuit extendingmfrom battery throu'gh'the wind- A4, and front contacts f l to roundend ing of said relay,-.conductor i9 and Ncsbm- P s No-tl' frontcontaetscbntacts :of relay AGstoxground. By the -operation" ductOn'Ber-and Noi-zswcontacts f relay M t of relayrPMCythe circuitmof relay AD,'pr'evi us1y*- ground. Other sensing-fingers encountering detraceohis openeduat No. 2fi contactsofi rel-ay P-MC" D in p Q-Olose their-contact 5 and relaytAD releasesm 'lhe circuit-of arresting mg ai-combination ofrcondllctms-tfl Card P magnettMA iswmaintainedzthm gh 21 frfltf' CP corresponding:to the digits- 00226* -recordedit contacts'otrelay PMC and conta'ctsChto groundi'" line the rebord.-causing said d Durir1g-.:athe punchingxfoi thegfi'r t tzq uncl'a sro punCh CP a cdrresponding-Jine of=h01es the card inthe'scard punch'CP, theoperated arin theical'de i v restingymagnet lvlA-preventsthetape T'trom-be when the-Sensing fingers-*arelifted; th 8-" ing advanced, the sensing fingers continuin to sociated-wntacts aik p m v roundfall oni iineNo-ri ofttheirecord on saidtape. 0 from-"the CtO UthB card punch CP. The

When 'the sensing fingers now ag-ain=-fa1i q circuitiloi -relay -A is also opened;- releasing said line No...5 of the record, sensing finger's Nos relay; and relay p rates over a circuit ex- 9, |3,t.!4-,;:$ 25,121,151 and za-.. n g. tending'frompbattery through the winding and pressionsinvtape T,the'contactsassociatedwith 0. l normal ccntactsofsaid rel y/ 2 orr-' saidv fingersitare closed. A- combination'of contaCtS Y and back-Contacts 3 'to ground; and locks up through its No. I" front contactsgconductor 86; and No. "28' contacts of relay PMC toground; Tape T- is now advanced-by motor M'an'd the" sensinglnfingersrail on line No. 2"of the record: Sensing fingerNo. l' encounterinig a depression in tape '1 reiay-A-reoperates as described above, and relay A3 oper 'ates over a circuit'extending corresponding selector magnetsin the card punch from batterythmughthe Winding and No; I nor CF, resultingrin the punching of aline-of holes mal contacts'of'isaid y,N0:3' cofifiacfs of recorrespondingwtothedigits-39054 in ime Noni y r- 5 'f o t co acts "0f rel y No? which corresponds to the digits 39054 recorded in iinerNo. v5 ofvthe record. For eiiampiepconductor 83 is .groundedcthrough-No;- 4 front contacts of relay PMC, conductor 85, and contacts of-"Nos'l sensing .finger. of. reader to -groun d; Other conductor-spare grounded: over similar circuits The conductors grounded cause-the operatio'n of of the record. it front contacts of relay A4, and front contacts When-the sensing fingers-"are raised, the assorrelay-A to ground, and locks up through it's-No: ciatedccntacts open, removing" groundfrom the l frontiwmactswcflndilctm and eonconductors-to the card punch CP-u Whenbam C I opens: contacts C2; the circuit -of thearresting fingefsoencollntelifig-dEpPe$Si0h p T @1 8 magnetmmq th b m d and sammagnet their associated contacts, grounding a;c'oinbi-na mleasedrv m 'lape vr1 si th advanced tion of conductors to card puiicli- OP' cor'respond motor M-so that when the sensing fingers "ofiIlg t fl fi d i fl 6." f readerxRagain fall,- they fali on 1ine"No'.-4 of the-"'--65- the recordf ca in said card punch t0-pufich-'a-"" 1,. correspondingof holes in t'he'card. f

Sensina'finger-No. i encountering-adepression Whenifihe 23 fi e s are-lifted, the associ' in said tape, closes its associatedcontacts; opd co c fi e p -gs ound-frofii eratingrelay.::A over an-obvious circuit: Relay canduetior'sitoitheCEMVHHCIIWTM ciruifibf Al operates over a circuit extending from bat- "-relay A -is' s ODBHBdrfiHWSaid fi ay lease'dl tery through theswindingand-No. thermal-"con Relay at then oper ov a r ui n n tacts of=--saidre1ay,No.2 backcontacts'of' relay A4; from batterytliroug t Winding Blfi O-I fidr and front contacts of relay to groundand mal contacts of'said relay, No--2 contacts'of*re locks up through -its No. rl iront"contactsr conductortflfi .rand;.Noizi28mcontacts ofreiay PMG "to and "locks up -through it conductor 86, and No. 28 contacts of relay PMC to ground. The No. I contacts of relay A6 open the locking circuits of relays AC, AE, AF, BC, BD, and AG, releasing said relays. Release of relay AG opens the circuit of and releases relay PMC, which opens the locking circuits of and releases relays AI A6, restoring the circuits to normal.

When the card punch C? has completed its cycle of operations, ejecting the punched card, cam CI opens contacts C3, opening the locking circuit of and releasing relay PST which, in turn, opens the circuit of motor MI stopping the operation of the card punch.

The ejected card contains six lines of perforations duplicating the depressions in tape T for the second to the sixth digit of each of lines Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, I, and 9. These digits represent the pertinent information in regard to one telephone call made over trunk No. 54.

When the sensing fingers of reader R fall on line No. I of the record, sensing finger No. 3 encountering a depression in tape T, closes its contacts, operating relay C over an obvious circuit. The trunk number recorded in line No. I of the record being 54, register No. 54 is again selected and relays AX, AA, and AM operate as previously described. A combination of the register relays ARI AR25 is operated by the closed contacts of sensing fingers encountering depressions in line No. I of the record. However, relay AL is not operated (sensing finger No. 2 not having encountered an indentation in the record) so that no locking circuits are completed for any of the above relays, and when the sensing fingers are lifted, said relays all release. The fact that the first digit recorded in line No. I of the record is 3 indicates that said line forms part of the initial entry of a telephone call. No previous entry of the completion of said call having been encountered, the system does not record information in regard to that call for which, since it appears to have been incompleted, no charge should be made. Succeeding lines of the record produce'the result described above for line No. I until a line is encountered in which the initial digit is 2. Then the operations are as described for line Nos. 6, 7, 8, or 9 of the record.

The foregoing description illustrates the application of the invention to the assembling of data from one form of embossed record. Other forms of record on which data is represented by punch holes, by magnetized spots, or by variations in transparency, and reading devices suitable for reading such records by mechanical, electrical, or photometric means are well known in the art. It is obvious that the invention is equally applicable to the assembling of data from records of the above or other forms in association with suitable reading devices whereby electrical circuits may be closed in accordance with the recorded data.

What is claimed is:

1, In a recording system, the combination of a record having related items of data recorded thereon, a reader responsive successively to each of said recordeditems, a register responsive to said reader to register all of said items except the last, and a recorder responsive to'said reader and to said register to record all of said related items. I

2. In a recording system, the combination of a record having related items of data recorded thereon, a reader responsive to said record, a plurality of registers selectively responsive to said reader, means for selecting one of said 7 registers in accordance with an item of said data to register said item, a recorder responsive to said reader and to said register, and means for operatively connecting said recorder with said reader and with said register in accordance with another item of said data to record both of said related items.

3. In a recording system, the combination of a record having related items of data recorded thereon, a reader responsive to said record, a plurality of registers selectively responsive to said reader, means for selecting one of said registers in accordance with a first item of said data to register said item, means for selecting said register in accordance with a second item of said data to register said item, a recorder responsive to said reader and to said register,

and means for operatively connecting said recorder with said reader and with said register in accordance with a third item of said data to record both of said registered items and said third-item.

4. In a recording system, the combination of a record having items of data recorded thereon in arbitrary sequence some of said items being related to each other and others of said items being unrelated, a reader successively responsive to said items of recorded data, a plurality of registers responsive to said reader, means for selecting one of said registers in accordance with each item encountered by said reader not related to a previously-encountered item to register said item, a recorder responsive to said reader and to said registers, and means for operatively connecting said recorder with said reader and with each of said, registers successively to record successively each registered item and a related item.

lated to a previously-encountered item to register said item, means'for selecting a register having an item registered therein when a second, related item is encountered by said reader to register said second related item, a recorder responsive to said reader and to said registers, and means for selecting a register having two items registered therein when a third related item is,

registered items and said third related item.

encountered by said reader to record said two 6. In a recording system, the combination of a record having items of data recorded thereon in: arbitrary sequence, some of said items being re-- lated to one another and others of said items: being unrelated, a reader successively responsive to said items of recorded data, a plurality of registers responsive to said reader, means for selecting one of said registers in accordance with each item encountered by said reader notv related to a previously-encountered item toregister said item, means for selecting each of. said registers having an item registered therein. when a related item is encountered by said reader to register said related item, a recorder responsiveto said reader and to said register, and means; for operatively connecting said recorderwith. said reader and successively with each of said 13 registers having related items registered therein when the last related item is encountered by said reader to record said registered items and said last related item.

7. In a system for assembling related items of data recorded in arbitrary sequence, a record having items of data recorded thereon, a reader responsive to said record, means responsive to said reader for registering items of data, a recorder responsive to said reader and to said registering means for recording each group of related items of data on an individual card.

8. In a system for assembling related items of data recorded in arbitrary sequence, a record having items of data recorded by impressions therein, a reader responsive to the impressions of said record, means responsive to said reader for registering items of data, and means responsive to said reader and to said registering means for recording each group of related items of data on an individual card.

9. In a system for assembling related items of data recorded in arbitrary sequence, a record having items of data recorded by impressions therein, the relation of said items being indicated by impressions in each of said items, a reader responsive successively to the impressions of said items, a plurality of registers responsive to said reader to register said items, means controlled by the impressions in each of said items for selecting one of said registers, and means responsive to said reader and to said registers for recording each group of related items on an individual card.

10. In a system for assembling related items of data recorded in arbitrary sequence, a record having items of data recorded by impressions therein each item comprising one. or more lines of impressions, a reader responsive successively to each of said lines of impressions, a plurality of registers responsive to said reader to register said items in accordance with impressions in said items, and means responsive to said reader and to said registers for recording consecutively all the lines comprising a group of related items.

ALOYSIUS J. BUSCH. EDWARD VROOM.

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